This is my first time making scones. I will never buy scones again! I halved the recipe and they turned out great. I followed the directions provided in Lucy7's review and used dried cranberries and semi-sweet chocolate chips in place of the raisins. Then I sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. Great recipe.

This is a great base recipe for scones - I made a couple changes my second time making them and added lemon juice, almond extract, and poppy seeds instead of raisins. I also made a lemony sugary glaze for the top and they were soooo good. :)

These are the best and easiest scones to make!! They come together perfectly and you can cut them out in any shape you like. I did not change anything about the recipe, sometimes I add raisins, sometimes chocolate chips and I drizzle it with either jam or a powdered sugar icing. Yum!

Everyone should try this. Delicious!

I made these last week for the first time - the dough was relatively wet and I had to incorporate a lot of flour in while kneading. They spread quite a bit in the oven and didn't have the dense scone texture I was looking for. I just made them again 20 minutes ago, but this time I changed the way I measured the flour. Normally I spoon flour into the measuring cup and sweep it off, but this time I dug down into the densely-packed flour of a new bag. Made all the difference in the world. The dough came together perfectly, was easy to pat out and cut and baked out more upright.

I have made these many times and they always come out excellent. Usually I add dried cranberries and squeeze some fresh lemon juice in the batter before baking instead of raisins and I've had many complements. I've also tried them with chocolate chips but the cranberries are my favorite. Sprinkle the tops with sugar in the raw before baking for some added sweetness.

This recipe was good, but was not the 5 stars that I expected. I will try again, however, to see if it is better next time.

I used craisins rather than raisins and added some orange extract. Yum!

Wonderful recipe. I made mine in the food processor so I don't overmix or overwarm them with my hands. DH said they were perfect, I thought they were a little too sweet for scones. I used some as a replacement for shortcakes in my mixed berry shortcake and it was delicious. The rest we just ate as is.

I made these with a preschool cooking class. They came out amazing. I left out the raisins ash some kids thought they were gross. Next time I will make them with cranberries YUM!

Terrific! I never made scones but last year my husband and I went to the canadian rockies after a strenous hike to an operating tea house we had scones and tea. We did this hike on July 4th 2007 so I wanted to start a tradition scones on the 4th of July I will be using this recipe. I did add dried cranberries and orange zest and they were perfect.

Very nice. This was my first time making scones. My husband, who hasn't liked scones in the past, said they were good. My sisters, who have apparently been making a variety of scones, liked them too. I used 1/2 dried cranberries and 1/2 raisins. I brushed the tops with egg and sprinkled sugar before baking. I will definitely make these again.

Very good. Used chopped, candied ginger instead of raisins. Will make again!

Un-be-liev-able. You'll never eat store bought again. Good a few days later heated in foil.

Got nothing but rave reviews~ I followed this recipe exactly and had no complaints :D

Worked out great! I added a tsp of vanilla and fresh blueberries. All the guys at work said they were the best scones they have ever had - not dry like most.

Their the best ! I have a few suggestions: I used Splenda instead of sugar. I used 2 cups whole weat flour, 1 cup all purpose white flour and 1 cup oatmeal. My 3 yrs old twins will only eat that at breakfast ! I am cooking this recipe every week...

Used W.W. pastry flour. Worked great!